MAVERICK ROVER WORLD Blog #68 San Miguel de Allende, MX (Week 4) 12/30/2019


San Miguel de Allende 
MEXICO
(Week #4)

We skipped Week #3
 since we substituted with our Holiday Greeting



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"It's not a vacation, 
it's a lifestyle"


Blog Post #68
December 30, 2019

 This will be our last MRW 
blog post for 2019. 
Stay tuned for our next global endeavor
in the spring of 2020. 

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A window looking out of 2019
and into 2020

What better place than San Miguel de Allende
and Guanajuato, MX


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Roger 
working on the Blog (& eating)

Ron 
photographing for the Blog


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Bull Fights
"or not"
Two events we missed

The annual bullfight
on December 31, 2019
happens on the day we leave
for Guanajuato



This livestock event was on 
December 22nd
bummer, we thought it was going to be held at the bullring.
Nope, it was at Charro Luis H. Ducoing 


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VW
"a mean machine"
We have seen so many VW bugs here
that we just had to share. 
Most are very old, but still gittin' the job done




This is our VW Bug


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Local Homes & Gardens Tour
as a fund raiser for student after school events
and scholarships




At one of the homes we met artist/homeowner 
Ezshwan Winding.
What a pleasure to share ideas with a fellow
Encaustic Artist



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Funeral Tradition
in Mexico.
A Celebration of Life
that is often musical, costumed and festive. 
Walking from the church service to 
the cemetery


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El Charco del Ingenio
Literally means "puddle of ingenuity"


This dam was created to provide electricity
for the fabric factory in town. 

Aquaduct that transported water to the factory

Beautiful flora and random fauna species

Opened in the early 20th Century, but now closed. 
The factory is now an amazing art center, 
while the dam area is a Natural Reserve and Garden
open to the public. 


The original weaving machines and other 
manufacturing equipment are still in the space, 
along with art studios and galleries


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We actually saw dogs 
other than Chihuahuas, 
which were all well mannered 
and cared for by their owners 



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FELIZ AÑO NUEVO


HAPPY NEW YEAR
with heart

Think 
LOVE
2020


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"It's not a vacation, 
it's a lifestyle"


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NEXT STOP:
Palm Springs, CA

*Dec. 2, 2019 - Jan. 2, 2020 Guanajuato & San Miguel de Allende, MX 
*leon,mx(bjx)
*mexicocity, mx(mex)

*August 28  Palm Springs, California, USA
*sandiego/palmsprings(san/psp)

*August 23 - 27  Chicago, Illinois, USA
*chicago(ord)
*August 14 -22  Merrill / Madison, Wisconsin USA
*August 11 - 13  Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*minneapolis(msp)
*August 9 - 10 New York City, New York, USA
*newyorkcity(jfk)

*July 15 - August 9  Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
*prague(prg)

*June 15 - July 14  Berlin, GERMANY
*berlin(txl)

*May 18-June 15, 2019 HUNGARY
*budapest(bud)

*May 13 - 17, 2019 NORWAY
*oslo(osl)

*April 11 - May 9, 2019 USA
*palmsprings(psp)
*sandiego(san)

*March 1- April 10, 2019 ARGENTINA
*buenosaires(eze)

*February 26 - March 1, 2019  URUGUAY
*montevideo
*colonia

**February 6 - February 25, 2019 ARGENTINA
*buenosaires(eze)

**January 2019 USA
*bozeman(bzn)
*losangeles
*sandiego(san)

**December '18 - January '19 MEXICO
*merida(mid)
*progreso
*uxmal
*playadelcarmen

**October - December 2018  MEXICO
*puertovallarta (pvr) 
*nuevovallarta
*bucerias
*yalapa
*bocadetomatlan

**October 2018 USA
*portland(pdx)

**September 2018 USA
*losangeles
*palmsprings
*lasvegas(las)
*sandiego(san)
*washingtondc(dca)
*newyorkcity(jfk)

**August 2018  ENGLAND
*highclere
*chester
*manchester(man)
*salford
*liverpool

**July 2018  SCOTLAND
*edinburgh(edi) 
*alloa
*sterling
*standrews
*glasgow(gla)

**July 2018  IRELAND
*dublin(dub)

**July 2018  ENGLAND, UK 
*london(stn)

**April - June 2018  SPAIN
*madrid(mad)
*valencia(vlc)
*barcelona(bcn)
*sitges
*palmademallorca(pmi)
*torrevieja
*puntaprima
*caboroig
*granada
*cartegena
*lazenia
*malaga
*altea
*alicante

**March 2018   USA
*sandiego (san)
*losangeles(lax) 


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Our travels include all of these countries and cities around the world, plus multiple states and cities across the USA


**February 2018  MEXICO
**mexicocity(mex)

**October 2017  HAWAII
**maui(ogg)

**April 2017 PANAMA CANAL CRUISE
**mexico
**guatamala
**panama
**costarica
**curacao
**florida(mia)

**May 2016 DENMARK
**copenhagen(cph)

**April-May 2016 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE
**italy
**malta
**greece
**turkey

**April-May 2016 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE
**portugal
**gibraltar
**spain
**italy

**September 2014 HAWAII
**kona(koa)

**May2014 FRANCE
**paris(cdl)

**May 2014 ITALY
**venice

**April-May 2014 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE
**canaryislands
**spain
**france
**italy

**June 2013 AFRICA
**tanzania(ark)

**June 2013 NETHERLANDS
**amsterdam(ams)

**October 2011 SPAIN
**barcelona(bcn)
**madrid
**seville
**valencia

**January 2009 MEXICO
**acapulco(aca)

**November 2008 MEXICO
**puertovallarta(pvr)

**October 2007 MEXICO
**cabosanlucas(csl)

**November 2006 ITALY
**rome(fco)
**florence
**pisa
**sienna
**tavernelle
**montepulciano

**November 2006 CANADA
**vancouver(yvr)

**March 2005 MEXICO
**guadalajara(gdl)

**July 2004 ARUBA

**December 2003 CANADA
**whistler


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